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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1911
Page
1
Islander and prods clash as Panville shines in a good game with Cobb delivering stellar season numbers across 55 games. Cobb totals include 228 at bats 101 hits 20 doubles 20 triples 30 stolen bases 5 sacrifice hits 59 runs and a .443 average. Other notes mention standings and a lack of play in Decatur with Quincey late or absent.
Summary of yesterday's games across major and minor leagues. Des Moines Lincoln defeated Des Moines JaYainees. Omaha-Denver won over Omaha. Sioux City played Pueblo. New York beat Boston. Danville posted a notable score. Scoring details include stolen bases by Hildebrand Sullivan Ingalls and Chapman, multi hits by Fisher McDonald Stis, and pitchers Schmirler and Chapman with eight and nine strikeouts respectively. Also results from Detroit Chicago, Philadelphia Washington, Pittsburg Brook Irn, St Paul Indianapolis, Milwaukee Columbus, Minneapolis Toledo, Kewanee Keokuk Burlington Ot tumwa.
A garbled schedule lists several upcoming basketball matchups with teams including Dubuque Quincy Rock Island Danville and Peoria and notes games at home or away. The list contains misspellings and inconsistencies such as Decatur at Danville and Quincey.
Ty Cobb becomes the first major leaguer to reach 100 hits in 1911, driving out a single in the eighth inning off Olmstead for his 100th hit, and adding another in the ninth to bolster a lofty .443 average while leading in doubles, triples, and stolen bases among active sluggers.
A vintage medical advertisement touts Catard Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio as a constitutional remedy for a supposed constitutional disease. It claims cure effectiveness with internal dosing and offers a hundred dollar reward for any failure to cure, urging circulation and testimonials.
Decatur Herald reports umpire Guthrie’s rulings anger clubs as ball signs spark league dispute. Jim Hayes of Davenport, VP, says animals have no business in the parks. Billy Armour seeks moves for Danville or Dick Staley and Harry Chapman, with no deal yet closed and no handsome offer rejected.
Grounders beat Islanders 10 to 0 as Davenporters press advantage in a tight race. Rumors swirl about offers for Three s players including Chapman of Davenport Staley and Chapman of Springfield Hovick of Peoria Akers of Dubuque and others. The Uplifters demand a return engagement with the Reporter gang amid claims of a prior unheld victory.
The report notes Mulkern as a great player and mentions Uplifters stunts to mislead the Reporter gang. Dubuque has been playing wonderfully, while Boosters may struggle against them. Expect Waterloo to rise through the season, aiming for steady progress over the next five days each week.
In a recent game with Brooklyn the Pirates pulled three double steals while the Cubs refused to waive on Lefty Russell. Roy Miller of the Rustlers leads the National League batting. Umpire changes and managerial moves ripple through the leagues as teams plan new fireproof plants and player changes.
Peoria June 20 Charles Comiskey of the Chicago White Sox would like to add Joe Hovlik to his pitching staff. Comiskey has asked for a price and the Magnates reply with five thousand dollars in hand to secure the pitcher. Unclear if the move would be immediate or after the Three-I league season.
The Little Glidden tourists speed toward Waterloo with twenty six cars in the field. The noon control reached Marengo with no accidents and Grinnell hosted a large reception as Central Iowa watched the cross-state run. The entrants list includes Stoddard-Dayton, Stover-Chicago, Cadillac, Buick, Maxwell, Ford and more as the group proceeds from Davenport to Dubuque and on to Clear Lake then Des Moines. Local motorists plan to greet the travelers as they pass through Manchester en route to Waterloo tomorrow noon.
In Anaconda Montana on Saturday two desperadoes fled into the hills near the Idaho Montana line after wounding Conductor William Kidd of the Oregon Short Line and Deputy Sheriff Samuel Metlen. Edgar Magill a ranchman near Hamer Idaho was the third victim. Kidd died at the Pocatello hospital and effort to save Metlen continues as authorities offer a $1000 reward for the bandits.
Des Moines booster Ralph Bolton presents a table comparing Iowa city populations with California figures to argue future urban growth. He asserts Des Moines Cedar Rapids Clinton Council Bluffs Davenport Dubuque Waterloo and others would reach higher totals, suggesting a decade or two of rapid expansion. The piece notes certain police court practices in Waterloo and cites Foley Kidney Pills as a unrelated product placement.
Mason City Iowa June 230 J J Lahey a farmer near Garner shows an assay certificate stating gold found on his farm values at 83 dollars per ton The extent of the vein is not known.
In a letter to William Bates of this city from J C Harper an attorney from Madison Wisconsin who visited here last summer asks about the method of conducting the police court and related procedures reported in the local column.
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